There is just one remaining alumina refinery in the U.S., accounting for just 2 percent of global production. Joe Quinn, Vice President of Strategic Industrial Materials for SAFE, the group formerly known as Securing America’s Future Energy, said that revitalizing the domestic industry will depend, in part, on sourcing more alumina. “This is a tremendous […]
E&E News: Biden boosts lending authority for ex-China minerals
The funding announcement is seen as a strategic move — one with strong bipartisan backing on Capitol Hill — that will help wean the U.S. off its reliance on China by offering up financing for projects struggling to compete in markets that are flush with Chinese investments and control. “The number one thing that investors […]
E&E News: Republicans pitch $2.5B mineral reserve
The reserve would also craft a list of critical minerals and materials annually in collaboration with other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy and the U.S. Geological Survey. They already produce their own separate lists. Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, applauded the package of bills, calling it a […]
U.S. Department of State: Joint Statement on the High-Level Minerals Security Partnership Forum Events in Brussels
On December 12 in Brussels, the European Commission hosted during its Raw Materials Week, a meeting of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) Principals that focused on specific projects as part of the Forum’s Project Group and a workshop on local value addition as part of the Forum’s Policy Dialogue Group. These meetings were co-chaired and […]
NPR: China bans rare mineral exports to the U.S.
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Abigail Hunter of the nonpartisan organization SAFE about the Chinese government’s recent ban on exports of rare minerals to the U.S. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Gallium, germanium, antimony – those are the minerals China says it’s banning from export to the U.S. Those, along with what are called superhard materials – […]
